Birchington
Birchington-on-Sea is a village within north east Kent, England. It is a part of the Thanet district and forms a part of the civil parish of Birchington. It sits on the coast facing the North Sea, east of the Thames Estuary, between the seaside resorts of Herne Bay and Margate. As a seaside resort, the village is a tourist and retirement location. Minnis Bay, in the village is a family beach with attractions such as sailing, windsurfing, a paddling pool and coastal walking routes. Its 3 smaller beaches are surrounded by chalk cliffs, cliff stacks and caves. The village was 1st recorded in 1240. Its parish church, All Saints', dates to the thirteenth century and its churchyard is the burial place of the 19th-century Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Quex Park, a local nineteenth century manor house, is home to the Powell-Cotton Museum and a twelve-bell tower built for change ringing. The museum includes a significant collection of stuffed exotic animals collected by Major Percy Powell-Cotton on his travels in Africa, and also boasts artifacts discovered in and around Birchington by his daughter, Antoinette Powell-Cotton, a keen archaeologist. As per the 2011 census, the village had 10,000 permanent residents and around 5,000 households. As a seaside resort, the village's economy is primarily based around tourism, with various hotels, caravan parks and leisure attractions. The sector of employment of residents in 2011 was 16.1% retail, 17.2% health and social work, 5.8% manufacturing, 9.6% building, 4.9% transport and storage, and 4.3 per cent hotels and restaurants. The village shopping centre attracts walk-in trade from vacationers. For all of your property improvements, be certain that you employ reliable pros in Birchington-on-Sea to make sure you get the best quality service.
